Was that a workshop put on by Steve Martin (Natural Encounters Inc.)? He set a lot of things up with San Diego Zoo a few years ago. Natural Encounters Inc. does the Florida Disney bird show and the Texas State Fair. They consult around the world, too.
I'm always amazed when people don't see parrots flying right under their noses or don't appreciate what is really happening.
Janet
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "slatehouse@..." <slatehouse@...> wrote:
>
> Janet,
>
> > It's something I have spent a lot of time working at, going to workshops
> with some of the top animal trainers in the world and consulting with many
> that do fly their birds free.
>
> some years ago I attended a training workshop at the San Diego Zoo. During
> the workshop they announced that they had trained a group of parrots to
> free fly a round above the zoo and that they were going to do their first
> public flight, with the public in the zoo, that day. So when that time
> came, they took us to a place where they could be seen well, and what a
> sight it was. What I thought was interesting, was I looked at the other zoo
> visitors around me as those parrots flew by, and nobody seemed to notice. I
> thought it was so sad that people are so unaware of their surroundings that
> they missed a group of parrots flying close by. I don't remember what kind
> they were, I am thinking macaws, but I don't remember for sure.
>
> We did have flocks of green parrots living in the wild in Florida.
> I am a fan of parrots, though I will probably never be able to make the
> commitment to own one, if I did, I would be into exploring free flying
> options
>
>
> Marlene
> Nevada, USA
> www.anatolians-of-zaltana.com
>
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